SUMMARY OF GOALS & PROGRESS

BRIDGE FUNDING GRANTEES

12/15/2014

Goal 1 / Goal 2 / Goal 3 / Comments
ADELPHOI VILLAGE
MST
(Fayette & Westmoreland ) / Increase utilization of MST in western region.
MET: Comparing FY 13/14 to FY 12/13: Staff turnover resulted in fewer youth served in Fayette (from 57 to 39) in spite of more referrals. Youth served increased in both Washington (from 7 to 22) and Westmoreland (from 51 to 63). / Ramp up services in Washington County (establish relationships, build referrals)
MET: Adelphoi has established solid relationships in Washington county. Served 22 youth in FY 13/14, primarily CW referrals. Now have 3 therapists in the county and provider reports steady growth. / Monitor impact of changes to service entry process in Washington & Westmoreland counties; trouble shoot any barriers that arise re. access to service.
ON-GOING: There continue to be some issues with the length of time it takes to get services authorized in Westmoreland; Adelphoi is working on this with the county. / TA focused on 3 MST teams in the southwest region. Provider has restructured to increase sustainability of these teams.
Additional issue addressed in TA:
  • Staff Recruitment – Challenges recruiting qualified staff. EPIS compiled a new resource on places to recruit.

FAMILY INTERVENTION CRISIS SERVICES
FFT
(Blair) / Increase referrals from all county sources (JPO, CYS, and MH).
PARTIALLY MET: FICS was able to increase referrals received from JPO, but overall referrals decreased from 73 new youth enrolled in FY 12/13 to 48 new youth enrolled in FY 13/14. This did not negatively impact the sustainability of the program due to the “right sizing” of the team (see notes for Goals 2 and 3). / Increase therapist caseloads.
MET
Re-organization of the FFT team and the training of a new detail oriented supervisor resulted in underperforming staff “moving on” and led to increased caseload size and increased productivity for remaining team members. / Have an FFT program that can financially sustain itself within the agency, rather than being dependent on other programs in the agency to support it.
MET: Re-organization of the FFT team resulted in fewer staff, but staff now dedicated full-time to FFT. Program is now operating “in the black.” / Bridge funding was critical to sustaining the program through the loss of a long-standing supervisor.
Goal 1 / Goal 2 / Goal 3 / Comments
FAMILY SERVICES
OF NW PA
MST
(Crawford) / Increase referrals by 15-30 more cases.
MET: Increased referrals by 13 from 26 new youth enrolled in FY 12/13 to 39 new youth enrolled in FY 13/14. / Maintain at least three and possibly four MST Therapists.
MET: The team currently has three therapists. / MST program be able to break even within the FSWPA Organization.
MET:
The program is currently operating with a small surplus.
LOURDESMONT
MST
(Lackawanna) / Increase utilization to an average of 15-18 cases at a time, supporting a team of 3 therapists.
ON-GOING: Caseloads are adequate to keep 2 therapists full. INSPIRE does show a 21% increase in number of youth served, from 37 in FY 12/13 to 45 in 13/14. / Engage referral sources, specifically CYS, JPO, and schools.
ON-GOING:
  • The COO has initiated discussions with DHS/CYS & MH/IDD Administrators.
  • Potential avenues (besides JPO) for increasing referrals from the juvenile justice/legal system have been identified.
  • Plan to engage school is on hold while new school-based BH program gets up and running.
/ Lourdesmont came under the management of Scranton Counseling Center & experienced turnover in leadership early in the grant period. This significant transition delayed addressing program challenges.
While Lourdesmont has not yet met its goals, the COO requested we continue meeting regularly until the goals are achieved. Next meeting TBS for January 2015.
Goal 1 / Goal 2 / Goal 3 / Comments
VALLEY YOUTH HOUSE
FFT
(Lehigh, Northampton) / Increase referrals from Lehigh JPO, which has historically referred few youth.
PARTIALLY MET: While referrals are still building up, the provider established a stronger connection with the Chief after a meeting set up by EPISCenter and is focused on building this relationship. Both the FFT Director and Asst Chief report increased engagement. / Increase buy-in and engagement of county stakeholders and Magellan (MCO); Increase visibility of FFT program.
ON-GOING
  • EPISCenter has had multiple calls/emails with Magellan around where FFT fits on their continuum.
  • VYH has had numerous contacts with counties.
  • EPIS encouraging plan for more ongoing communication (vs. problem-focused).
/ Create a sustainable plan for braided funding – increase communication between funding sources & increase % of youth funded by MA.
CONTINUED: This goal is relatively new, given recent decreases in county funding and also learning the desired 14% rate increase from Magellan is very unlikely. Efforts to engage county in discussion have not yet been successful. / Provider initially identified increasing referrals as a goal, but it was quickly determined that the program has a strong flow of referrals and even has a waitlist - increasing referrals is not a priority need.
Valley Youth House has a second year on their Bridge Funding grant.